Valley home-owners warned

CLARENCE Valley residents have been warned to check the credentials of any builders and trades people they use following the conviction of an unlicensed Grafton pool builder.

Rebecca Payne was convicted in Tweed Heads Local Court earlier this month on four offences relating to the Home Building Act. She was convicted for the contracting of residential building work involving the installation of swimming pools while being unlicensed.

She was ordered to pay $5,022 in fines and costs.

This followed an action two months ago in Grafton Local Court, where Ms Payne was convicted and fined $2,000 for a breach of the Fair Trading Act in relation to accepting money for the installation of a pool without any intent to provide the goods and services.